My feet are too big
Those great shoes would look like canoes.
I’m too fat
no one would hire me.
My memory sucks
I could never share my words.
I can’t.
I’m not good enough.
I’m not.
SCREAM!
Seize your power!
Seize your words!
Scream them out!
Drown out self-doubt!
You are!
You are!
You ARE!
You are worthy.
You are worth it.
You are the only you.
You are the
only
you.
We
need
you
to embrace the you
we believe in.
We believe.
We believe
in your voice:
SCREAM!
Shawn L. Bird 
so empowering – but feel like there was one word missing right in between
“I’m not.”
and
“SCREAM!”
like maybe something like “stop” or “enough of that” – to then transist into scream – ya know what I mean?
But either way – dear master poetess – wonderful edifying words….
When I performed it today, I did it as an abrupt break in the monologue of doubt-
head thrown back and a literal shout of it. Kind of an ARGGGGGG!!! kind of scream.
Lovely
Thank you!
Sometimes screaming do help to remove all the pain…
and sometimes it’s the declaration of change.
I feel your pain and frustration.
and, I hope, encouragement?!
Nice energy in this! Not that I… or any of your readers… have ever encountered those scary, “I’m not worthy!” thoughts…. Universal!
lol I heard 2 of those phrases yesterday. I was softer in my encouragement in person. 😉
🙂
Lovely poignant
That’s really beautifully written😮 Do look at this poem that i wrote and tell me what you think about it: https://hardikrane29.wordpress.com/2017/09/08/the-special-eyes/
Beautifully written 💯
Merci! 😉